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How Mentors Are Transforming Reading in Georgia—And How You Can Too
Using the mentoring program model developed by former grantee MENTOR Georgia, Roan Reads is reshaping the literacy landscape in Dalton, Georgia.
Can reading to NICU babies help them develop language?
A scoping review of existing literature was published by the Public Library of Science in March 2025. The authors, Dr. Lama K. Farran and Dr. Susan N. Brasher, are both former recipients of Sandra Dunagan Deal Center research grants.
Their study compiled eight research articles and determined there are benefits to shared reading in the NICU for infants and their caregivers.